Switzerland: Swiss residents join jihad groups

Switzerland: Swiss residents join jihad groups

Via Swiss Info:
Several Swiss residents last year travelled abroad to join jihadist terrorist groups, the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) said on Tuesday, noting that an increase in jihad-motivated travel had been observed generally across Europe.

Releasing its annual report on Switzerland�s security situation, FIS said it was aware of several former Swiss residents who are currently in �a jihad area like Somalia or Afghanistan/Pakistan in order to take part in hostilities�.

However, the report said that while an increase in jihad-motivated travel movements had been observed across Europe � including in Switzerland � last year, the number of cases remained small, making it difficult to determine if there had been an increase in travel specifically from Switzerland. 
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